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New Zealand has criminalised cartel behaviour. But by offering leniency to whistleblowers, the new rules are undermined.
The Manhattan District Attorney will need to prove several different points in its prosecution of Trump. But securing an unbiased jury will also challenge the execution of this unprecedented case.
New York’s lawsuit against Trump could mean he and three of his kids are prevented from operating a business again in the state – but the IRS will determine whether federal tax crimes also took place.
The Supreme Court has overturned a series of corruption convictions of public officials by federal prosecutors. Can public corruption be successfully prosecuted? Yes, by the states.
There is no system in place to detect charitable fraud on the scale allegedly committed by a counseling company and its sham nonprofit.
The government doesn’t need to extend jurisdictions, or boost enforcement powers to prosecute corporations that have behaved dishonestly. The law for prosecution is there already.
A New York judge will decide whether Trump owes more than $2.8 million in restitution.
Adopting best practices like making it easier for staffers to blow the whistle when they observe wrongdoing can help.
Donations from the Donald J. Trump Foundation to Charities Hosting Events at Mar-a-Lago violate the spirit but not the letter of federal tax law.
There are other ways for the state to make the president’s tax returns part of the public record that are more likely to work.
Secret payments in exchange for silence regarding work-related sexual abuse are usually tax-deductible. How about changing that?
ASIC is telling CommInsure to do what it should have been doing all along. Let’s forget the past and mistreatment of customers, it’s paradise for firms that prey on the sick and dying.
Philip Green has been vilified by MPs just as Theresa May vows to take on bad behaviour in big business. New research reveals just how urgent a task this is for voters.
Consumers lose out when a real estate agent acts fraudulently – be that false advertising, deceptive conduct or misusing trust funds. Research shows a link between such misconduct and lower regulatory and educational standards.
Jailing bankers for failing to uphold an ethical code is possible - it’s simply a matter of enforcing current laws.
Bond was often called an entrepreneur but that was never really true.
As long as fund managers and traders work for the same companies, the problems plaguing the financial sector will continue.
If Treasurer Joe Hockey is serious about cracking down on white collar crime, he should bolster the new Serious Financial Crime Taskforce with stronger whistleblower protection legislation.
The sentences handed to insider traders Lukas Kamay and Christopher Hill send a strong message, but preventing the opportunity for such crimes to occur is just as important.
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Visiting Fellow, Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre, Macquarie University
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Assistant Professor of Law, University of Chicago
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Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Dayton
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Professor of Law, Wayne State University
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Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor, School of the Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, College of Business, Zayed University
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Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
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Business Ethics Lecturer, Cardiff University
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Lecturer, College of Business and Economics, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor of Accounting, University of Essex, University of Essex
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Professor of Tax Law Emerita, Loyola Law School Los Angeles
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Professor of Climate Justice, Queen Mary University of London
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Emeritus Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
